javimosch JSON CLI Plugin
A json command for massaging JSON on the Unix command line.
Commands
JSON Manipulation
json-cli json parse— Parse and manipulate JSON
Usage Examples
- "json-cli json parse --input '{"key": "value"}'"
- "json-cli json parse --path key"
Installation
npm install -g json
Examples
# Parse JSON string
echo '{"name": "John"}' | json
# Extract keys
echo '{"name": "John", "age": 30}' | json keys
# Extract values
echo '{"name": "John", "age": 30}' | json values
# Extract specific path
echo '{"user": {"name": "John"}}' | json user.name
# Filter array
echo '[{"id": 1}, {"id": 2}]' | json -a 'this.id === 1'
# Pretty print JSON
echo '{"name":"John"}' | json
# Read from file
json < file.json
# Sort by key
echo '{"b": 2, "a": 1}' | json --sort-keys
Key Features
- Parse JSON from stdin or file
- Extract keys and values
- Path-based filtering
- Array filtering
- Sorting
- Pretty printing
- Unix pipeline support